General Hospital Recap: Sasha Wants to Leave Town, Liz Turns Down Ric, And Sonny Vows Revenge!

On the July 9 episode of General Hospital, a fearful Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) informed Michael (Rory Gibson) that she intended to move out of Port Charles, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) put Ric (Rick Hearst) squarely in the friend zone, and Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Jason (Steve Burton) made plans to retaliate against Sidwell! Keep on reading for the latest recap!

Getting Out Of Dodge

After Michael found Sasha sitting with Daisy at the Quartermaine boathouse, the new mom declared that she was never letting their daughter out of her sight again. As they discussed the strange events that have happened involving the baby, Sasha acknowledged her past issues with mental health and addiction, but insisted that something was truly off. Though grateful that Michael believed her, Sasha was terrified of losing another child. “Either someone is deliberately trying to gaslight me, or someone is trying to prove that they can get to our daughter whenever they want,” she cried, wiping the tears from her eyes. “Which is why Daisy and I have to move. Immediately.”

Michael offered to set her up in another place in town, but an emotional Sasha maintained that the only way she would rest knowing that her daughter is safe is to leave Port Charles. Michael disagreed that Sasha going into hiding alone with Daisy was the best option and stunned Sasha when he declared that he couldn’t let her do that.

A Change Of Heart?

Cody updated Kristina on their plan for him to seduce Ava, sharing that he may have overplayed his hand when he kissed the gallery owner — only for Ava to slap him in return. The fact that Ava didn’t kick him out, Kristina mused, meant that they still had a chance of breaking up her and Ric. Having second thoughts about their scheme to break up Ric and Ava, Cody wanted to tell Molly about their scheme, but Kristina insisted they keep it a secret between them. Just then, Molly entered through Alexis’s front door, wanting to know what secrets they were keeping, but Kristina covered that she was talking about how nice and helpful Cody could be at times. Kristina picked up on the flirty banter between her sister and Cody before he left. Later, she asked Molly if her sister saw Mr. Bell as more than a friend. Flustered, Molly brushed it off, claiming that they had nothing in common and she just didn’t want to see Cody get hurt.

From Bad to Worse

Curtis was pleased when Felicia reported that she’d tracked down Jacinda in Sydney, and she would be back in Port Charles in just over 24 hours to help him in his quest to take down Drew. Jordan apologized for interrupting, and after Felicia excused herself, Curtis filled his ex in on the latest and also wanted to explain what Jordan had walked in on the other day. “Yeah, let me guess,” she signed. “Portia wanted to send me a message to stay out of your marriage. And although I don’t agree with her tactics, she’s absolutely right.”

Curtis assured Jordan it was his fault for dragging her into his marital difficulties, and was stunned when she mentioned Portia throwing an iced tea on her at the pool. He complained that the situation had grown messy, and Jordan again declared her intention to remove herself from it before it got messier. But after exiting, she looked conflicted. Later, Felicia came back with some bad news: Jacinda had disappeared. While she suspected the escort got cold feet, Curtis knew differently. “No,” he responded angrily. “It was Drew. Somehow, he got to her. How in the hell did he know what I was up to?” At that moment, Kai arrived outside the office and overheard, looking concerned.

With Friends Like These…

Carly confronted Willow at the hospital, threatening to ban her from the Metro Court if she pulled another stunt like the incident with Wiley at the pool. Interrupting the conversation before things got more heated, Lucas pulled his sister aside and begged Carly to step in and protect Marco from possible retaliation from Sonny. “Since Sonny’s daughter was the one trapped in the fire, it only makes sense that he would go after Sidwell’s son,” Lucas fretted. Although Carly suggested that her brother was jumping to conclusions, Lucas didn’t think he was that far off. Not only was he concerned for his new beau’s safety, he stated, “But if Sonny goes after Sidwell’s son, that could trigger an all-out war. And that would affect every single one of us.”

Elsewhere at G.H., Ric asked Elizabeth to attend the Joel Sartore show with him at the Jerome Gallery since they both had tickets. Gently but firmly, Liz made sure that Ric knew that while she enjoyed his company, he was friend-zoned. Respecting her boundaries, Ric covered his disappointment but agreed that her friendship was enough for him. He then headed over to the gallery, presenting Ava with a bouquet of flowers and a check from Alexis as his way of apologizing for their argument the night before. Unbeknownst to Ric, Cody was in the back room, having arrived earlier to help Ava finish setting up for the exhibit, and spied the pair’s reconciliation with a distrustful look on his face.

A Child For A Child

Sonny and Jason discussed their suspicion that Sidwell was responsible for the fire at Charlie’s Pub, despite the PCPD evidence that Selina Wu was behind the blaze. The fire cannot go unanswered, announced Sonny. “We send him a message: You come after my child, your child will pay. This is bad news for Marco,” he vowed. Just as Jason explained that he already had a plan in place to take care of Marco — just waiting for the go-ahead from Sonny — Carly rang the doorbell. “I’m here to stop another one of our children from being killed,” she proclaimed, leaving her ex-husband taken aback by her declaration.

Do you think Michael will stop Sasha from leaving town? Will Carly be able to convince Sonny not to hurt Marco? Let us know what you think will happen next on GH in the comments below!